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1 – 7 of 7Despite campaigning on promises of a radical break with the past, the new government has been criticised for being slow to move. Partly this is because of an opposition-dominated…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288274
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The delay of the polls to December 15 has provoked domestic, regional and Western criticism. The postponement was announced by President Macky Sall and endorsed by a parliamentary…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285160
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Global demographic trends.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211608
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The newly formed opposition and civil society alliance, the Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D), has questioned the independence and rationale for the Commission, given…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260797
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Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260238
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French forces completed their withdrawal from Mali in August. The current force posture, with some 3,000 troops based mostly in Niger and Chad, will remain unchanged in the short…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273997
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The new body is part of President Macky Sall's agenda of constitutional reforms ahead of parliamentary elections in 2017 and the presidential vote in 2019.